And Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהsaidיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלAaron,אַהֲרֹן“Takeקַחthe censerאֶת הַמַּחְתָּהand putוְתֶןfireאֵשׁin itעָלֶיהָfromמֵעַלthe altar,הַמִּזְבֵּחַand lay on itוְשִׂיםincense,קְטֹרֶתand carry itוְהוֹלֵךְquicklyמְהֵרָהtoאֶלthe communityהָעֵדָהand make expiationוְכַפֵּרfor them,עֲלֵיהֶםforכִּיwrathהַקֶּצֶףhas gone outיָצָאfromמִלִּthe presenceפְנֵיof YHWH;יְהוָהthe plagueהַנָּגֶףhas begun.”הֵחֵל
Numbers 16:46
Study it in the app“And Moses said to Aaron, “Take the censer and put fire in it from the altar, and lay on it incense, and carry it quickly to the community and make expiation for them, for wrath has gone out from the presence of YHWH; the plague has begun.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 16:46, word by word
- And Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- “Takeקַחkach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “kach” appears- the censerמַּחְתָּהmachta
firepan
A pan for coals or incense.
Where else “machta” appears- and putתֶןten
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “ten” appears- fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- the altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appears- and lay on itשִׂיםsim
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “sim” appears- incenseקְטֹרֶתketoret
incense
Incense: a mixture of spices burned to give sweet-smelling smoke; also the smoke of a burned sacrifice.
Where else “ketoret” appears- and carry itהוֹלֵךְholech
lead
To lead someone to another place, or to bring him along.
Where else “holech” appears- quicklyמְהֵרָהmehera
haste, quickly
Haste; as an adverb, "quickly."
Where else “mehera” appears- the communityעֵדָהeda
community
Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.
Where else “eda” appears- and make expiationכַפֵּרchaper
atone
To cover guilt so there is forgiveness.
Where else “chaper” appears- wrathקֶּצֶףketsef
wrath
A violent anger poured out on someone, above all YHWH's.
Where else “ketsef” appears- has gone outיָצָאyatsa
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yatsa” appears- the presenceפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- the plagueנָּגֶףnagef
plague
A striking blow of judgment.
Where else “nagef” appears- has begunהֵחֵלhechel
begin
To start doing something.
Where else “hechel” appears
The context
45“Get away from the midst of this community, and I will consume them in an instant.” And they fell on their faces.
46 · This verse (above)
47So Aaron took it as Moses had said and ran into the midst of the assembly, and look, the plague had begun among the people. And he put on the incense and made expiation for the people.